ECAES

2009
EXAMEN TIPO

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VERIFIQUE QUE SUS APELLIDOS Y NOMBRES ESTN CORRECTOS EN LA HOJA DE RESPUESTAS. EL NMERO QUE
APARECE EN LA PARTE SUPERIOR DE ESTA HOJA DEBE COINCIDIR CON EL DE SU HOJA DE RESPUESTAS. SI NO ES AS,
AVSELE AL JEFE DE SALN ANTES DE EMPEZAR A RESPONDER.

45 Preguntas

Prueba de Ingls

60 Minutos

Primera Sesin
INSTRUCCIONES
Este examen consta de 7 partes.
Verifique que el nmero de la respuesta coincida con el nmero de la pregunta.
Al terminar entregue este cuadernillo al jefe de saln y conserve la hoja de
respuestas para continuar contestando el ECAES.
Borre total y limpiamente la respuesta que desee cambiar.
Rellene completamente el circulo que corresponda a su seleccin utilizando
nicamente lpiz de mina negra n 2.
No haga seales ni marcas adicionales, no maltrate ni doble su hoja de respuestas.
Al concluir la totalidad del examen debe devolver todo el material al jefe de saln.

NO ABRA LA BOLSA PLSTICA HASTA CUANDO EL JEFE DE SALN SE LO INDIQUE

UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE
ESOL Examinations
English for Speakers of Other Languages

Prohibida su reproduccin, total o parcial, sin autorizacin del ICFES

Parte 1
Preguntas 1 5
Dnde puede ver estos avisos?
En las preguntas 1 5, marque A, B C en su hoja de respuestas.
Ejemplo:

PLEASE DO NOT
FEED THE ANIMALS

in a station

in a caf

in a zoo
Respuesta:

DANGER!
DO NOT SWIM HERE

Those with appointments

to see the nurse should
wait here.

46 SEATS - NO STANDING

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A

TICKET BEFORE YOU TRAVEL

FREEPOST No stamp needed

on a hill

in a forest

at a beach

in an office

in a hospital

in a bank

on a bus

in an elevator

in a park

in a train station

in a parking lot

in a library

on a book

on an envelope

on a newspaper

Parte 2
Preguntas 6 10
Lea las descripciones de la columna de la izquierda (6 10) y las palabras de la columna de la
derecha (A H).
Cul palabra (A H) concuerda con la descripcin de cada frase de la izquierda (6 10)?
En las preguntas 6 10, marque la letra correcta A H en su hoja de respuestas.
Ejemplo:
0

10

We usually put food on this before we eat.

Respuesta:

People often keep things like cups here when they're not
using them.

coffee pot

stove

cupboard

fork

fridge

glass

knife

plate

You cut food into small pieces with this.

It is difficult to keep food cold without this.

You need this if you want to make food hot.

When you drink juice, you can use this.

Parte 3
Preguntas 11 15
Complete las cinco conversaciones.
En las preguntas 11 15, marque A, B C en su hoja de respuestas.
Ejemplo:

Respuesta:

11

12

13

14

15

We're from London.

I hate basketball.

I hope Andrew will get here soon.

John's broken this plate.

When do you study?

Not at all.

Yes, please.

How interesting.

You are, too.

I do, too.

It can, too.

I hope he hasn't.

He usually gets it.

I'm sure he will.

It doesn't matter.

Here you are.

That's very good.

At school.

In the evenings.

In the library.

Parte 4
Preguntas 16 23
Lea el texto de la siguiente parte.
Escoja la palabra adecuada (A, B C) para cada espacio.
En las preguntas 16 23, marque A, B C en su hoja de respuestas.

The History of Farming

Before people started farming, they went to the forest to look
(0) plants or fruit they could eat. This meant that people (16) moving all the
time to find food. But about 12,000 years ago, in the Middle East, people (17) to grow
food. These people were the first farmers. Farming made (18) possible for people to
stay in (19) place and slowly their villages got bigger.
Some people in the villages became free to do other work, like making clothes, (20) the
farmers could grow food for everyone. Unfortunately, farming was difficult when the weather was
bad and then some people did not get (21) food to eat.
Today, farmers (22) grow more food and it travels thousands of kilometres from where it
(23) grown to our homes.

Ejemplo:
0

at

on

for

16

was

been

were

17

began

begin

begun

18

this

it

them

19

one

the

other

20

but

or

because

21

enough

all

many

22

need

can

have

23

be

being

is

Respuesta:

Parte 5
Preguntas 24 30
Lea el artculo y luego responda las preguntas.
En las preguntas 24 30, marque A, B C en su hoja de respuestas.

Great 20th-Century Actors

Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe Lee Browne is a large man with a pleasant, friendly face. He has
worked in the theater and also in movies and TV. He can play many different
people good, bad, happy or sad. He was born in 1925 in New Jersey. After
school, he studied at Lincoln University, where he taught French before
becoming an actor. When he was a student, he was excellent at running. In
1951, he won an important 800-meter race in Paris.
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinovs father was Russian and his mother was French, but Peter was
born in England. He went to an expensive school, but he was not happy there.
He quit at 16 and joined the London Theater Studio. Two years later, he got his
first acting job. After that, he was in many plays and movies, but he also found
time to write stories, to travel and to paint.
Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn was a star in the theater first and then moved to TV and radio shows.
Later, he also acted in movies. Many people remember his name because he
knew how to make them laugh. He was born in Pennsylvania and went to
school there. His father had a hat store and Ed liked to put the hats on and
make the customers laugh. Eds father told him not to become an actor, but Ed
always knew it was what he wanted to be.

Ejemplo:
0

Whose father didnt want him to act?

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn
Respuesta:

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Who began acting when he was still

a teenager?

Who had a different job before he began

acting?

Who worked in TV before becoming a movie

actor?

Who did not like his school?

Who was famous for being funny?

Who was in a sports competition when he was

a young man?

Who had several hobbies?

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn

Roscoe Lee Browne

Peter Ustinov

Ed Wynn

Parte 6
Preguntas 31 35
Lea el texto y las preguntas de la siguiente parte.
En las preguntas 31 35, marque A, B, C D en su hoja de respuestas.

Breaking the Ice

Michael Sharp visits an outdoor pool
It's just before 7 a.m. and I'm at an outdoor swimming pool in London, where the temperature of the water is only 11
degrees above freezing! Amazingly, there are already eight people swimming.
I had intended to discover, by taking a swim myself, why anyone would want to swim in such cold water. However, in
the end, I decided to ask people instead. Peter Smith has been a swimmer here for three years, coming every
morning before work. 'It's wonderful on a cold winter morning,' he says. 'I thought it would make me healthier and I
haven't been ill once since I started.'
All the swimmers here say the same thing. They all feel fitter. However, not everyone agrees with them. Some
doctors say it helps fight illness, while others say it could be dangerous, especially for your heart.
I asked Peter what they did on the days when the pool was frozen. 'That's easy,' he said. 'There's a place in the
middle where the ice is thin and easy to break. You have to avoid the sides where the ice is thicker. I did try to swim
there once just to see what it was like, but I found that it was impossible to break through the ice.'
I would like to be able to say that I too dived happily into the water and swam a couple of hundred metres. But the
truth is, fearing the worst, I walked very carefully into the pool, stood there almost in shock and then got out again
after 30 seconds before I became a block of ice!

31 What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A explain why some people like swimming in the cold
B prove an idea he has had about keeping fit
C warn people not to go swimming in cold water
D advise people on ways to stay healthy

32 What can a reader find out from this text?

A where to go swimming in London
B what happened to the writer at the pool
C how to keep warm in cold water
D how often the writer goes swimming

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33 What does Peter Smith say about his morning swim?

A It has helped him recover from a recent illness.
B He enjoys it when the pool is covered in ice.
C It is the reason why he keeps well all year.
D He thinks it makes him work better.

34 What did the writer feel about swimming at the pool?

A It was as cold as he expected.
B He did not like the ice.
C It made him feel healthier.
D He enjoyed swimming up and down.

35 What do you think the writer would say to his friends?

It's amazing how the pool

stays clear of ice all winter.

My doctor has advised

me not to go swimming
there.

I really enjoyed my early

morning swim at the
outdoor pool.

I was surprised at the number

of people in the pool they
must be crazy.

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Parte 7
Preguntas 36 45
Lea el texto de la siguiente parte.
Escoja la palabra adecuada (A, B, C D) para cada espacio.
En las preguntas 36 45, marque A, B, C D en su hoja de respuestas.

San Francisco
San Francisco lies (0) the coast of
northern California. The earliest Europeans
to discover the (36) were led by a
Spanish explorer (37) name was
Gaspar de Portol.
He first saw it in 1769. Surprisingly, (38) San Francisco Bay is a
wonderful natural harbor, it was discovered by land (39) than by
sea.
In

1849,

people

(40)

in

San

Francisco

in

their

thousands

(41) to find gold. However, it was not the men looking for the gold
that got rich.

The richest people

(42) their money from owning

banks and law firms and they built themselves large houses on one of the
hills. This was (43) as Nob Hill.
Nowadays, tourists are (44) to San Francisco because there they can
see famous places like Chinatown and the Golden Gate Bridge. Many even
(45) the short boat trip to the island of Alcatraz to see the former
prison.

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Respuesta:

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A

36

area

part

space

position

37

who

whose

what

which

38

if

unless

although

despite

39

except

instead

apart

rather

40

reached

arrived

entered

approached

41

wondering

hoping

considering

depending

42

did

became

made

brought

43

told

called

named

known

44

interested

attracted

pleased

excited

45

take

spend

go

travel

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